Abstract [en]

The society is constantly growing. This puts people in front of an infinite number of choices and requires them to be adaptable. Stress is a risk factor in the community and also at workplaces. The strained condition affects negatively people’s health, wellbeing and achievement. The aim of the study was to illuminate previous researches about nature’s roll in relation to work-related stress and exhaustion disorders, and also to elucidate the importance of nature as part of a rehabilitation program. The work in this paper is presented as a literature review. Eight different databases have been used to identify scholarly articles that corresponded to specific criteria. The assortment included ten scholarly articles that were analyzed. The results showed that the forest has a restorative effect on most people who suffer from work-related stress and burnout. Lower levels of stress and lower heart rate were showed in the forest compared to urban areas. To participate in nature-based rehabilitation can make it easier for people to return to work when they possibly have found balancing/restorative activities within daily occupations. In order to establish evidence based practice, involving the forest as part of rehabilitation for people with stress related disorders, more research are recommended.